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Matchlock · 29th November 2010, 11:29 PM

Hi Alexander,

Sorry but I do not believe much in exceptions to the rule as far as technical developments are concerned. Rather we know from hundreds of tate 15th c. raw barrels that were changened and rechanged, altered and modernized again and again during their later working lives, and for at least as long as the late 30th Years War (ca. 1650), and sometimes even as long as the mid-19th c. percussion era ...!

There is definitely one single and specific argument that in my opinion can't be reasonably beaten: the craftsman and art workers were not able to skip over and anticipate the both artificially and technically developing future details of development ...

Best,
Michael

29th November 2010, 11:29 PM	#22
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Alexander, Sorry but I do not believe much in exceptions to the rule as far as technical developments are concerned. Rather we know from hundreds of tate 15th c. raw barrels that were changened and rechanged, altered and modernized again and again during their later working lives, and for at least as long as the late 30th Years War (ca. 1650), and sometimes even as long as the mid-19th c. percussion era ...! There is definitely one single and specific argument that in my opinion can't be reasonably beaten: the craftsman and art workers were not able to skip over and anticipate the both artificially and technically developing future details of development ... Best, Michael